Malloy calls for study of gender pay inequity

Two of the women in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration will study the "factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut's workforce."

According to a study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, the weekly earnings of female full-time wage workers in Connecticut was 75. 8 percent of what their male colleagues earned in 2011.

Department of Labor Commissioner Sharon Palmer and Department of Economic Development Commissioner Catherine Smith will lead the Connecticut study and make recommendations to eliminate wage inequity based on gender. The study is expected to be completed in October.